Combined iron rest and ironing cord retriever



July 15, 1952 A. H. CRAMER COMBINED IRON REST AND IRONING CORD RETRIEVER2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed May 6, 1947 r v e m a r C H n a l l A WWI/W 2SHEETS-SHEET 2 i Attorneys July 1952 A. H. CRAMER COMBINED IRON REST ANDIRONING CORD RETRIEVER Filed May 6, 1947 QM W Patented July 15, 1 952COMBINED IRON BEST AND monmdcoim RETRIEVER I Allan H. Cramer, Inglewood,Calif.',

one-half to Harry Lawrence Nielsen,

Beach, Calif.

assignor' of Long Application May 6, 1947, Serial No. 746,179

1 Claim. (01. zea -1071' The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in equipment for use with electric irons and moreparticularly to a rest for the iron and having an ironing cord retrieverconstructed as a part thereof to automatically; wind the cord as theiron is placed on the rest.

An important object of the present invention is to provide; a combinediron-rest and ironing cord retriever and embodying a unitary structurewhich may be easily and quicklysecured in position on the top of anironing board, work table, or other suitable supporting structure. a

A further object of the invention is to provide a spring actuated drumfor winding the ironing cord thereon and enclosed in a housing togetherwith a collapsible support for the housing by means of which the samemay be folded downwardly upon the iron rest into a substantially compactform for conveniently storing the device, when not in use.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character which issimple and practical in construction, which is neat and attractive inappearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the combined iron rest and cordretriever mounted in position on an ironing board;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the retriever folded downwardly uponthe iron rest;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line33 of Figure 2 and with the iron rest removed from the ironing board;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the housingfor the cord retriever in a raised position;

Figure is an enlarged vertical sectional View of the housing for thecord retriever;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5; and,

Figure? is a similar view taken on the line 'I-'I of Figure 6.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration we have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates the iron rest generally and which comprises atray-like member 6 having its front edge open and provided at its frontedge with a beveled 'exten ion 'n he inner surface of the bottom'of thetrayis lined with a sheet of asbestos 8 or similar fire p'r'oofand heatinsulation material. -A b'ase member-9 projects rearwardly from the trayin the planeof the bottom thereof "and is suitably secur d to the tray.

The bottom'of the tray 6 and the base'member 9 are providedwith-openings I0 for receiving screws or other fastening devices tosecure the iron rest onthe upper'rear portion of an ironing board II, orforse'curing thedevice to any other suitable supporting structure. v Arecess I2 is formed in the bottom of the'base 9 and the top 'of the baseis provided with a vertical bore I3 communicating with the recess." a

A folding sectional post I4 is slidably mounted in the bore I3 andincludes upperan'd lower sections I5 and I6 pivotally connected to eachother as at H for vertical swinging movement of the upper section of thepost into either a vertical or horizontal position. The lower end of thelower section I6 of the post is provided with a flange I8 and by movingthe post downwardly the lower end of the upper section I5 enters thebore I3 to support the upper section of the post in a vertical positionwhile the flange I8 rests on the ironing board II. By raising the postthe upper section I5 thereof is free to swing downwardly'into a foldedposition as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

To the upper section I5 of the post is suitably secured a housing I9which includes a bottom portion 20 and a cover 2| telescoping over thewalls of the bottom portion. Journaled in the bottom portion 29 of thehousing is a spring wound drum 22 formed at its periphery with gearteeth 23 and engaging a gear 24 of reduced ratio which is secured to ashaft25 journaled in the upper walls of the bottom portion 20, the shaftalso having a reel 26 secured thereto. An electric cord 21 has one endextending through an opening 28 in one edge of the housing I9 forwinding on the reel 26. The reel 26 is of insulation material and to oneside of the reel is suitably secured a pair of conductor rings 29connected to the cord as shown at 30. A connector 3| for one end of anextension cord 32 is secured in the housing I9 and includes brushes 33in contact with the rings 29 as shown in. Figure 6 of the drawings.

The outer end of the ironing cord 21 is connected to a conventionalelectric iron 34 in the usual manner and in the operation of the devicewith the iron rest 5 secured in position to the ironing board as shownin Figure 1 of the drawthe recess I 2 whereby the housing I9 is sup-,

ported in an upright position and with the post I 4 rotatable in thebore l3 so that the housing I 9 may swing from side to side to preventundue wear or strain on thecord 2'! while the iron is moved into variouspositions on the ironing board during'the ironing operation.

When the iron is not in use the sameis placed in the tray 6 of the ironrest and the spring drum 22 automatically winds the cord 21 on the reel26 to thusprevent-ztwistin of the cord or interference thereof whileusing the ironing board.

When the ironing board is not in use the housing [9 and post I 4 may beraised upwardly to free the upper section I of the post from the bore I3 whereupon ",the housing and upper section of the post may swingdownwardly into a horizontal position as shown in Figure 3 for toring ina substantially compact form.

in view of the foresoing descripticn taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed theta clear understanding .of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. .A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary. I

It is to be understood, ,however, that even thou h there,isherein:shownaand described a preferred embodiment of the inventionthe same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by thespirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of theappended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In'ia cord retrieversfor. electrical appliances,

a foldable reel supporting post including upper and lower post sectionspivoted to each other in end to end relation, a supporting base hav-"ing a vertical bore countersunk at the underside of the base and inwhich both sections of the :post are vertically slidable'jOIfiil'fliSing and lowering the :pivoted end :of theupper post section into and out of the bore, said upper section of the post beingsupported in an upstanding position when its pivoted end is lowered intothe :bore and said upper section of the post being swingable into ahorizontal collapsed posittioncverlying theibase when the pivoted end ofthe upper-section of the post is raised out of the bore, and a stop onthe lower section of the post and slidable therewith in the counterboreto'limit raising withdrawing movement of the lower section of the postfrom the bore.

L ALLAN I-I. CRAMER.

Remittances .C ITED The following references are ;of record in the:filexof this patent:

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Zierden ,Nov. 9, 1943

